Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-07
GARFIELD IN BRONZE.
Preparati ms for the IN
yelling a Statue in
Washington.
TIE Sable Queen at Dinnar--Glean-
fngs from The Mesa Of
the World.
a GARFIELD htatuc.

placed on It's pedestal and wll be I'M
yelled in Washington OF May ~. The
statue is Of heroic size, ten feet six i'm
chss in height, and weighs 5000 pounds,
The granite pedestal, which is eighteen
feet in height, was paid for by the gov
eminent, congress having appropriated
800 900 therefor. Workmen are busy
upon the bronze ornaments and tablets
which will adosn the granite shaft inn
mediatelysaboye the three life.size SYM
bolical figures in bronze, which rest up-
on granite brackets near the base of the
pedestal. These three figures are in a
sitting or recnmbent posture and
represent the three types of man
hood depicted in Garield's career,
viz, the student, the warrior and the
statesman. The three tablets placed
above these ideal figures are in the form
Of 9 shield on which rest q planetary
globe for the student, q sword aud
trumpet for the warrior, and q laurel
wreath inclosing the scales Of justice for
the statesman. The shaft, which is cir
cular, is circled by looped bands OF oak
leaves nl.srnated with Buckeyes in
bronze. The Inscriptions upon the
granite shaft are, placed upon three sides,
making q new departure In this respect
in monument art. They are as follows:
Southwest face--sJames a. Garfield,
ls31-lS8l' On the southeast face
Major General U. s. ", Member of
congress, senator and president Of the
United States Of America On the
north face-.Ereoted by his comrades of
the army Of the Cumberland, May IL.
1887
The Sable Queen.
Washington. May Queen Kapio-
lani and Huite, with q number of invited
guests, Including Senators Sherman
aud Evarts, paid a visis to Mount
Vernon to-day on the United States
steamer Dispatch, which was gaily
decorated with bunting. At the navy
yard the party was given q royal salute
Of twenty.o ne guns. At the yards the
dalena, manned as o dispatch, steamed
past her. The queen was greatly in
terested in what she saw at the historic
old place.
The president tonight gave a state
dinner in honor OF the queen, at which
the house was profnsely decorated with
palms. potted plants and flowers. The
queen arrived before the other guests
and Was received IN the east room by
the president, who presented the rest
OK the company to her on arrival. The
president escorted the queen to dinner.
followed by Chief Justice Waite aud
Princess Lilinokaionai, the Hawalian
minister and Mrs. Cleveland.
A Rebuke for ~Esosser.
bloomington, Ill, May 6-John a.
Logan post, union veterans of this city !,
ao night passed resolutions rebuking,
Thomas U. Roseer, ex-rebel general,
breathing the free air of one OF our loyal
States for asperbinR the character of
loyai men who bore mnskets and drew
swords IN defense Of their country, of
vandalism. Referring TO Rosser'a letter
relating to Gen. Sheridan, the resoIu-
lions say We urge upon the Iegions
northern soldiery to resent with
strong and promptly exprsssudi indigna-
ion this oensnre OF the honor Of our army
and TO re5uke in the most positive terms
the arrogance OF q defeated rebel wiso
With mnch unblnshing psetense assumes
The rolls Of conaueror.
Section Four.
Washington, May 8--The secretary OF
tho Interstate commerce commission
to-day received a petition from the New
York Central railroad, Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern, and Pfttsbnrg and
Lake Erie railroad. asking they be re-
lieved from the fourth section OF the
Interstate commerce law. Up to this
time forty.-four railroad companies have
tiled with the Interstate commerce
commission formal petitions asking ia
be relieved from section 4 of the inter.
state commerce law. A much larger
number has boon received from trade or
~ganizaticns. private corporations aud IN
protesting against the sus.
pension Of section A.
Fragments freE:s nakosss,
HiRhmors. May e-Sanders Olson
was arrested tonight for wife poison.
ang. HE wife was found dead in bed
on Wednesday morning land the coron-
sr's jury have been until now develop.
ing tho matter, and have not yet render
ed 4 verdict, but the fact of this hus.
bands arrest by the ss.in tonight
makes istIppiain what the fnJing ia. Mr.
Olson placed one-third of q small vial o,
sfrychnine in 9 half pint of whisky and
placed the bottle in q trunk, and bis
vile having q cough resorted to the Ii.
quor. This is evident. Olson said ht
poisoned the whisky for the purpose 8,
killing 9 dog. His frat story was tina,
ne nnnght the poison To kill gophe=s
With. The post mortem discovered
whisky IN the stomach. Olson is the
FIRST inmate Of the neg jail.
Aberdeen, May 6~-rhe ST. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha east. bound
freight train leaving here this mornino
was wrecked near Hutton, about
twenty miles east Of this CITY, ak car,